diff --git a/recovery.c b/recovery.c
index 452794a..9ad075d 100644
--- a/recovery.c
+++ b/recovery.c
@@ -701,6 +701,7 @@
     printf("Starting recovery on %s", ctime(&start));
 
     ui_init();
+    ui_set_background(BACKGROUND_ICON_INSTALLING);
     load_volume_table();
     get_args(&argc, &argv);